The mud is deep here on the homestead. The frost reluctant to release it’s hold on the depths of soil beneath dormant grasses, beneath feet. The top layers of the earth have given into the sun’s relentless boldness and softened to accommodate the new found warmth, but below, deep within the frost still holds tightly to it’s grip on…

Morning dawned bright and crisp, a day promising to blossom into a beautiful gift. I woke, like several other mornings this week, craving my favorite green drink. Listening to the wisdom of my body, I rose to get out the blender and greens to prepare the smooth and tangy breakfast beverage. Nurturing one’s self with a green drink is…

As frost permeates both air and earth on our little homestead, I take inventory on the stacks of baskets, heaps of buckets, and enamelware burgeoning with garden glory. I never can quite seem to let the green tomatoes go to frost. I think maybe I am holding on to the hope in the green, the…

If you are looking for a way to share the bounty of the season, this recipe from Marisa over at Food in Jars, is a fabulous way to do just that. It is different from many pickle recipes, in the use of both mint and cilantro, which combine to become a dynamic duo. With a…

Fall is here in big ways! We have been emptying the garden and putting up the bounty for winter with unabashed fervor. A hard killing frost several weeks ago, had the kids and I stashing the tender tomatoes, summer squash, cucumbers, peppers, and melons into baskets, buckets, and dishpans, mostly anything we can get our…

Zucchini + Noodles = Zoodles! Really. Fresh raw pasta, adorned with summertime flavors paints a new picture of zucchini. One splashed with vibrant flavors, rich smooth oils, mingling with tantalizing tomatoes, all on a zucchini canvas. Which as you know, if you have ever delt with summer’s most abundant vegetable, is ripe with opportunity to…

Otherwise known as easy overnight oats. YUM! Bircher-Muesli is a simple, traditional, soaked & cultured, overnight oatmeal that takes just a few moments before bedtime to be ready upon your rising in the morning. It is worth those moments, you are worthy of those moments. Making this muesli in a mason jar makes it…

I choose to elevate both my mind and body through beautiful nourishing whole foods. Natural homemade coconut milk is a refreshingly light, dreamy milk that pairs beautifully with fresh herbs and the tastes of summer. Whether imbibing in coconut milk straight up, or on the rocks with fresh chocolate mint muddled into a fabulous summer…

I choose joy. I choose to gently nourish my body. Since the loss of my beloved Miss Coco, I have chosen to once again embrace plant based milk. Without my beautiful raw milk, I am in a position to either let go of milk completely, or plow fully head on into the wonderfully wide world of…

Happy August Everyone! In celebration of being deep into summer, I thought I would share our favorite afternoon refreshment, Mojitos! (Non-alcoholic, of course). Nothing beats an icy glass of minty cold, slightly sweet, with a twist of lime to beat the heat. This herbal limeade is cool and refreshing, getting you though the long, blustery,…

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Welcome to my blog, I am so glad you are here. My name is Wendy. I am a wife, a mama, keeper of hearth and home, yoga teacher, creative maeven, a homesteader with heart, organic gardener, but mostly just a woman who walks in faith and lives daily by God’s Grace.